THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE QUARANTINE IN EXPORT ACCELARATION TOWARDS LAMPUNG AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT

Abstract

Export is one of farmer’s prosperity improvement mechanisms by introducing local agriculture product to the world. That prosperity improvement followed by produced agriculture product quality increase. One of parameters of good quality product is free from pest and plant disease. This research aim s to know the role of agriculture quarantine in export acceleration process in improving agriculture sector productivity of Lampung Province period 2017-2019. Research methodology used qualitative method. Quarantine is one of governmental institutions under Ministry of Agriculture which has main duty and function in protecting agricultural animal and vegetable product from pest and plant disease that will be in traffic either in the country to abroad, from abroad into the country or interregional or island in Indonesia. Quarantine does the main duty and function in servicing agricultural product export and escorting also doing the activity of export acceleration service. This thing is very beneficial in agricultural product quality improvement also export assistance to local farmer and exporter to ascertain the export product free from pest and disease also fulfill standard and requirement from directed country. There are some activities of export acceleration service :1.Determining warehouse or company as other place to conduct plant quarantine out of import and export place that has been decided; 2. Deciding warehouse and company as Plant Quarantine Installation; 3.Conducting assistance through monitoring activity. Based on this finding, the role of agriculture quarantine in export acceleration process in improving agriculture sector productivity of Lampung Province is very important and well organized for developing agriculture sector in Lampung Province.